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Planning and the 'stubborn realities' of global south-east cities

Some emerging ideas

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ID5774591
AuthorsWatson (0000-0001-9965-6891, University of Cape Town, corresponding author), Vanessa Watson (University of Cape Town)
Year2012
Volume12
Issue1
Pages81-100
Publication date2012-05-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePlanning Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1473-0952 • E-ISSN: 1741-3052
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1473095212446301
OpenAlexW2314989492
LanguageEN
Citations received77
References cited53

Five years ago Yiftachel (2006) called on planning theorists to focus attention on cities of the global 'South-East' where issues differ significantly from northern contexts - which currently inform much planning theory work. This article asks if any such new directions have emerged in this period. It first reviews recent writings on socio-political and material conditions in these cities and suggests a set of assumptions to inform thinking about planning in these regions. It then identifies and assesses new strands of planning thought (some with older roots), and considers the project of taking forward planning theory-building in the global South-East

Global South · South east · Political and Social Issues · Urban Planning and Governance · Urbanization and City Planning

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